BRFSS 2004 - Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender Counties: (When you're outdoors during the summer for at least half an hour,<br> how often do you protect your skin from the sun,<br>such as by using sunscreens or sunblock or wearing hats or protective clothing? <br>Would you say:)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender Counties

Skin Cancer Prevention

When you're outdoors during the summer for at least half an hour,
how often do you protect your skin from the sun,
such as by using sunscreens or sunblock or wearing hats or protective clothing?
Would you say:

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	Total Respond.^	Always	Nearly always	Sometimes	Seldom	Never
North Carolina	14,466	4,658	30.5	29.6-31.5	2,945	20.3	19.5-21.1	3,014	21.6	20.7-22.5	1,150	8.8	8.1- 9.4	2,699	18.9	18.0-19.7
-Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender	394	146	34.5	29.4-40.0	54	14.9	11.3-19.5	87	21.6	17.5-26.4	28	6.8	4.5-10.2	79	22.1	17.7-27.1
GENDER
Male	150	42	28.0	20.5-37.0	22	16.5	10.8-24.4	33	20.5	14.5-28.0	14	9.0	5.2-15.2	39	26.0	19.0-34.4
Female	244	104	40.9	34.4-47.7	32	13.4	9.4-18.7	54	22.8	17.4-29.2	14	4.7	2.6- 8.3	40	18.2	13.4-24.3
RACE
White	302	114	33.8	28.3-39.8	46	16.4	12.2-21.8	69	23.5	18.6-29.2	24	7.9	5.1-11.9	49	18.4	13.9-23.9
Other	90	31	36.5	25.0-49.8	8	10.3	4.8-20.6	17	15.1	8.9-24.5	4	3.6	1.0-12.4	30	34.5	24.0-46.8
AGE
18-44	137	31	24.7	16.9-34.8	21	16.8	10.7-25.5	37	25.2	18.1-33.9	9	5.7	2.9-11.2	39	27.5	20.0-36.5
45+	254	114	40.7	34.2-47.4	32	13.5	9.3-19.0	50	19.6	14.8-25.6	19	7.6	4.5-12.3	39	18.7	13.6-25.0
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	197	73	36.3	28.8-44.5	22	11.0	7.1-16.9	41	19.1	13.8-25.7	15	7.9	4.5-13.4	46	25.7	19.3-33.4
Some College +	196	73	32.9	26.2-40.3	32	18.9	13.2-26.3	46	24.3	18.2-31.6	12	5.6	2.9-10.2	33	18.4	12.9-25.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	223	76	33.7	26.7-41.4	29	14.1	9.6-20.2	52	21.7	16.4-28.1	15	5.7	3.2-10.2	51	24.8	18.9-31.9
$50,000+	78	29	29.1	20.1-40.2	11	16.0	8.7-27.6	20	26.3	17.1-38.2	8	12.8	6.4-23.9	10	15.8	8.2-28.2

Total
Respond.^

Always

Nearly always

Sometimes

Seldom

Never

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

14,466

4,658

30.5

29.6-31.5

2,945

20.3

19.5-21.1

3,014

21.6

20.7-22.5

1,150

8.8

8.1- 9.4

2,699

18.9

18.0-19.7

-Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender

394

146

34.5

29.4-40.0

14.9

11.3-19.5

21.6

17.5-26.4

6.8

4.5-10.2

22.1

17.7-27.1

GENDER

Male

150

28.0

20.5-37.0

16.5

10.8-24.4

20.5

14.5-28.0

9.0

5.2-15.2

26.0

19.0-34.4

Female

244

104

40.9

34.4-47.7

13.4

9.4-18.7

22.8

17.4-29.2

4.7

2.6- 8.3

18.2

13.4-24.3

RACE

White

302

114

33.8

28.3-39.8

16.4

12.2-21.8

23.5

18.6-29.2

7.9

5.1-11.9

18.4

13.9-23.9

Other

36.5

25.0-49.8

10.3

4.8-20.6

15.1

8.9-24.5

3.6

1.0-12.4

34.5

24.0-46.8

AGE

18-44

137

24.7

16.9-34.8

16.8

10.7-25.5

25.2

18.1-33.9

5.7

2.9-11.2

27.5

20.0-36.5

45+

254

114

40.7

34.2-47.4

13.5

9.3-19.0

19.6

14.8-25.6

7.6

4.5-12.3

18.7

13.6-25.0

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

197

36.3

28.8-44.5

11.0

7.1-16.9

19.1

13.8-25.7

7.9

4.5-13.4

25.7

19.3-33.4

Some College +

196

32.9

26.2-40.3

18.9

13.2-26.3

24.3

18.2-31.6

5.6

2.9-10.2

18.4

12.9-25.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

223

33.7

26.7-41.4

14.1

9.6-20.2

21.7

16.4-28.1

5.7

3.2-10.2

24.8

18.9-31.9

$50,000+

29.1

20.1-40.2

16.0

8.7-27.6

26.3

17.1-38.2

12.8

6.4-23.9

15.8

8.2-28.2

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^Use caution in interpreting percentages with a numerator of less than 20. N = numerator, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.

** Northeast NC I: Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Warren counties.
Northeast NC II: Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.
Northeastern Partnership: Northeast NC I and II regions combined.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.

*** Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Yadkin counties.
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.

This page was generated on 06APR05.

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender Counties

Skin Cancer Prevention

When you're outdoors during the summer for at least half an hour, how often do you protect your skin from the sun,such as by using sunscreens or sunblock or wearing hats or protective clothing? Would you say:

When you're outdoors during the summer for at least half an hour,
how often do you protect your skin from the sun,
such as by using sunscreens or sunblock or wearing hats or protective clothing?
Would you say: